M1.8 earthquake 278 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 278 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Oct 31, 2021, 11:45 PM GMT+12 (11:45 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 280 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-31 11:45:49 UTC
- Depth
- 79.0 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 51.809° N, 179.321° E
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 9
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.1246 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 164 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.9226 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 102 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.9238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.8253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.7287 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.7299 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 80 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.9253 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 74 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 97 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.6249 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1781 days ago · -3 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.5241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.6251 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.0181 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.9281 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.7200 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.6256 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.8211 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.2212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.9283 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 62 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 126 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.7263 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.9245 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.2253 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 86 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.1212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.6188 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.1271 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 96 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.1257 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.2280 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
- 2.0277 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.1279 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.9280 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 129 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.8285 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.8192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 131 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.8239 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 176 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.9277 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.2290 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
The first 60 of 146.
Before
- 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 92 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.8256 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 92 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 95 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.0211 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 112 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.9223 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.1225 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.0296 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 61 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.3254 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 162 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 83 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.6223 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 84 km deep · 59 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dyy70se. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.